Tag: Djibouti
Conscience Over Command: The Incredible Story of an Air Force Pilot Ordered to Bomb Civilians in Somaliland
Conscience Over Command: The Incredible Story of an Air Force Pilot Ordered to Bomb Civilians in Somaliland
African Agency & Chinese Power: The Case of Djibouti
African Agency & Chinese Power: The Case of Djibouti
Djibouti’s agency depends upon many factors, including its strategic geographical location; the great powers’ concern over the security of sea lanes of communications and, as a result, piracy in the Gulf of Aden; China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and interest in establishing a naval base there; and reactions to these Chinese decisions by Djibouti’s other partners. In other words, the great powers’ interest in and competition over Djibouti have widened this country’s room for maneuver. Continue reading “African Agency & Chinese Power: The Case of Djibouti”
Reviving Zio-Somaliland De Jure Recognition of 1960
Reviving Zio-Somaliland De Jure Recognition of 1960
Taiwan Relationship & Its Potential Impact on Somaliland
Taiwan Relationship & Its Potential Impact on Somaliland
The Foreign Desk: What are Somaliland & Somalia Discussing in Djibouti?
The Foreign Desk: What are Somaliland & Somalia Discussing in Djibouti?
Emerging Picture of Djibouti Summit on Its 2nd Day
Emerging Picture of Djibouti Summit on Its 2nd Day
Bihi Stressed Precedents for Somaliland Sovereignty at Djibouti Summit
Bihi Stressed Precedents for Somaliland Sovereignty at Djibouti Summit
President Bihi offered well articulated speech on Somaliland’s position, and her case for statehood at the summit between Somaliland & Somalia in Djibouti, at a time when international attention is on the first official and publicized meeting between the two leaders Continue reading “Bihi Stressed Precedents for Somaliland Sovereignty at Djibouti Summit”
More RTG Cranes for Berbera’s Deep Water Container Port
IRELAND – SOMALILAND – When Dubai based ports and logistics group DP World had its Doraleh container terminal illegally seized by the Djibouti government in February 2018, it promptly took action to retain its cargo handling influence in the region by declaring that same year to build a new port at Berbera on the coast of neighboring Somaliland. Continue reading “More RTG Cranes for Berbera’s Deep Water Container Port”
Kenya, Djibouti Dispute over UN Security Council Seat
The African Union Heads of State and Government meeting in Addis Ababa this weekend may have to address the continual disagreements on the validity of Kenya’s endorsement to run for the United Nations Security Council seat. Continue reading “Kenya, Djibouti Dispute over UN Security Council Seat”